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allerede
ae-lə-ʁɛ-ð
already
altid
ael-teeð
always
havde
hae-ð
had
at besøge
bə-sü
to visit
at dø
dü
to die
at fejre
fai-ʁə
to celebrate
at følge
fuhl-yə
to follow
at forbedre
fɔ-bəð-ʁə
to improve
at forberede
faw-bə-ʁei-ð
to prepare
at forurene
faw-oo-ʁei-nə
to pollute
at gøre
gu:h
to do
at hedde
heeð
to be called something
at hjælpe
yɛlp-bə
to help (pronounced with ɛ, not a)
at høre
hü-ə
to hear
at løbe
lü-bə
to run
at modtage
mooð-tei
to receive
at møde
mü-ð
to meet
at ødelægge
ü-ðə-lɛg-ə
to destroy
at ønske
oons-kə
to wish
at opføre
ɔp-fü-ə
to behave (in a certain way)
at overføre
oh-ə-fü-ə
to transfer (e.g. money)
at prøve
pʁü-və
to try, to experience
at rengøre
ʁɛn-guh-ə
to clean
at røre
ʁeu*
to stir, to touch
at se
see
to see (note the short e )
at sige
see
to say
at søge
sü
to look for , to search
at spørge
spuh
to ask (a question)
at turde
twə-də
to dare
at tvivle
tveew-lə
to doubt
at udtale
ooð-tei-lə
to pronounce
at undersøge
ɔn-ə-sü
to inspect
at vågne
v-oh-nə
to wake up
at vælge
vɛl-yə
to choose
at være
vɛ:
to be
at vide
veeð
to know (have knowledge)
at leve
lee-və
to live
død
duhð
dead
en fadøl
faeð-ool
a draft beer
en færge
fɛ:-w
a ferry
en frø
fʁəü
a frog (et frø = a seed)
= a seed)et køkken
kük-n
a kitchen
et køleskab
kü-lə-skeib
a fridge
et lærred
lɛ:-əð
a canvas, projection screen
et møbel
mü-bəl
a piece of furniture
et møde
mü-ð
a meeting
et område
ɔm-ʁaw-ð
an area
et ord
oo-ə
a word
et brød
bʁɔð
a (loaf of) bread
et spørgsmål
spuhs-mawl
a question
et vejr
vɛ:
weather
fordi
fɔ-dee
because (stress is on di)
noget
noo-əð
something
rød
ʁɔð
red
senere
see-nə-ə
later
smør
smuh
butter (at smøre = to spread)
= to spread)sød
sooð
sweet
kød
kooð
meat
te
tee
tea
tid
teeð
time
to
toe
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ud
ooð
out
udmærket
ooð-mɛ:-gəð
excellent
vågen
v-oh-n
awake
våd
vɔð
wet
ved
veeð
with, at
en måned
mawn-əð
a month
en øl
ool
a beer
en ørred
uh-əð
a trout
et hoved
hwəð
a head
hovedet
hwəð
the head
overhovedet
oh-ə-hwəð
at all, by far, altogether, on the whole
meget
maah-ð
much, a lot, very
These pairs can also be confusing
et låg
low
a lid
en låge
low
a gate
en læge
lɛ:
a doctor
en lærer
lɛ:-ə
a teacher
måske
mos-kee
maybe
påske
paws-kə
Easter
en hule
hool-ə
a cave
et hul
hool
a hole
en ånd
ɔn
a spirit
en ånde
ɔn-ə
a breath
And this is just to be mean:
en mor
mwə
a mother
en mur
moo-ə
a wall
en murer
moo-ə
a bricklayer
at more (sig)
mɔ-ə
to enjoy (oneself)
et mord
mɔ-ə
a murder
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